You choose software to track affiliate or referral sales and pay partners. Five verified options split into programme-management tools and link or ad trackers.
Affiliate tracking software splits into two jobs. Programme tools such as Partnero and GrowSurf let you run your own affiliate or referral programme: partners get links, you set rewards, and the software tracks sign-ups and sales. Link and ad trackers such as LinkTrackr, ClickMagick and Replug help people who promote other companies' offers measure clicks and conversions. This page compares five tools from our verified catalogue. Entry prices run from $17 to $179 a month, and only Replug has a free plan. Decide first whether you run a programme or promote one, then compare billing integrations, caps and payout handling in the table.
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Partner management for SaaS and e-commerce: affiliate, referral, influencer and newsletter programmes with an AI assistant that builds a programme from a description; from $59/mo, 30-day trial with no card.
When to pick it: Pick it if you run a SaaS or shop programme and use Stripe or Shopify.
Referral and affiliate programmes with personal share links and white-label pages; from $179/mo; 14-day trial.
When to pick it: Pick it if you have an existing user base to turn into referrers.
Link cloaking and click-to-sale tracking with rotation and split tests; from $17/mo; 30-day refund guarantee.
When to pick it: Pick it if you promote offers and need cheap link tracking.
Ad tracking and conversion attribution using first-party data; from $79/mo; 14-day trial.
When to pick it: Pick it if you run paid campaigns and need attribution.
Branded short links, link-in-bio pages and trackable QR codes with retargeting pixels; free plan; from $19/mo.
When to pick it: Pick it if you want free link tracking first.
None of these tools has a free plan.
| Criterion | Partnero | GrowSurf | LinkTrackr | ClickMagick | Replug | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From (price/mo) | $59/mo source | $179/mo source | $17/mo source | $79/mo source | $19/mo source | |
| Free plan / trial | no; trial: 30-day free trial source | no; trial: 14-day free trial, no credit card required source | no; trial: 30-day risk-free guarantee with a full refund (a refund guarantee, not a free tr source | no; trial: 14-day free trial source | yes; trial: 14-day trial on paid plans source | |
| Key capability | Affiliate + referral programmes, AI setup source | White-label referral programme source | Link cloaking, click tracking source | Ad attribution, conversion sync source | Branded links, link-in-bio, QR codes source | |
| Main limit | No free plan source | Every plan is paid; cost rises with participant tiers; 1099 filing charged separately source | PayPal only; monthly click cap; Basic has no split testing source | Starter: 10,000 tracked visitors, 1 user, 6-month retention source | Free: 1,000 clicks/month; no retargeting pixels on Free source |
Facts from the vendors' official pages, checked on the date in the last column. Prices are what the vendor published on that date.
Run a programme (Partnero, GrowSurf) or promote offers (LinkTrackr, ClickMagick, Replug).
Programme tools connect to Stripe or Shopify on Partnero; confirm yours.
Define commission, cookie window and payout schedule; payout features differ by tool, so check each vendor's site.
Use the 14–30 day trials with one test partner.
Review click or participant caps before scaling.
Software to recruit, track and pay affiliates; Partnero and GrowSurf do this.
The same category: it runs your partner programme; see Partnero and GrowSurf.
Partnero targets SaaS and e-commerce with Stripe or Shopify billing integrations.
Replug has a free plan (1,000 clicks/month).
GrowSurf and Partnero run referral programmes; entry prices are $179 and $59 per month.
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